“The idea that religion and spirituality
were not one and the same was a new notion.
My sponsor asked that I merely remain open-minded
to the possibility that there was a Power greater than myself,
one of my own understanding.
He assured me that no person was going to impose
a belief system on me, that it was a personal matter.
Reluctantly, I opened my mind to the fact that maybe,
just maybe, there was something to this spiritual lifestyle.
Slowly, but surely, I realized there was indeed
a Power greater than myself,
and I soon found myself with a full-time God in my life
and following a spiritual path that didn‘t conflict
with my personal religious convictions.”
c. 2001AAWS, Alcoholics Anonymous, p. 287
Thought to Consider . . .
God enters us through our wounds.
AACRONYMS
S W A T = Surrender, Willingness, Acceptance, Trust
Just For Today!
Hope
From “Window of Opportunity“:
“I once knew a woman who was crying before a meeting. She was approached by a five-year-old girl who told her, ‘You don’t have to cry here. This is a good place. They took my daddy and they made him better.’ That is exactly what A.A. did for me; it took me and it made me better. For that I am eternally grateful.”
2001 AAWS, Inc., Fourth Edition; Alcoholics Anonymous, pg. 431 [click to continue…]
